Books: New in Print

Administrators

A Circle of Empowerment: Women, Education, and Leadership, by
Rita L. Irwin (State University of New York Press, State University
Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12246; 206 pp., $17.95 paper). A portrayal of
how women's leadership styles mesh with a school district's
administration and supervisory system.

New Voices in the Field: The Work Lives of First-Year Assistant
Principals, by Gary N. Hartzell, Richard C. Williams, &
Kathleen T. Nelson (Corwin Press Inc., 2455 Teller Rd., Thousand
Oaks, Calif. 91320-2218; 187 pp., $ 21.95 paper). The results of a
five-year study addressing the realities of day-to-day life for new
assistant principals that includes actual experiences of men and women
who have made the transition from teacher to administrator.

Special Education Law: Issues and Implications for the 90s,
by Stephen B. Thomas & Charles J. Russo (National Organization
on Legal Problems of Education, Southwest Plaza, Suite 223, 3601 S.W.
29th, Topeka, Kan. 66614; 238 pp., $ 39.95 cloth). An
interpretation of the laws and regulations concerning students with
disabilities and an analysis of the laws' implications for
educators.

Arts

Marsalis on Music, by Wynton Marsalis (W.W. Norton &
Co. Inc., 500 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10110; 175 pp., $29.95
cloth). The acclaimed jazz musician introduces children to the
fundamentals of classical music and jazz, and to their rich,
multicultural histories. A companion book to the public-television
series airing this fall.

Playmaking: Children, Writing and Performing Their Own Plays,
by Daniel Judah Sklar (Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 5 Union
Square W., New York, N.Y. 10003; 169 pp., $16.95 paper). A
step-by-step account of teaching a group of students at New York City's
P.S. 34 to write, direct, and stage their own plays.

Releasing the Imagination: Essays on Education, the Arts, and
Social Change, by Maxine Greene (Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers,
350 Sansome St., San Francisco, Calif. 94104-1342; 221 pp., $21.95
cloth). The author, an educator and philosopher, ruminates on the
role of imagination in cognitive and other modes of learning.

Cross-Cultural Studies

Children of Atlantis: Voices From the Former Yugoslavia, ed.
by Zdenko LeÅic× (Central European University
Press/Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016;
208 pp., $12.95 paper). A collection of autobiographical essays
written by 100 young refugees about their feelings and experiences
during the war in their divided country.

The Other Side of the Asian-American Success Story, by Wendy
Walker-Moffat (Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers, 350 Sansome St., San
Francisco, Calif. 94104; 208 pp., $ 27.95 cloth). A look at the
bitter contrast between the educational experiences of new Asian
immigrant groups and what the author sees as the popular myth of
Asian-American success.

Education History

The Origins of the American High School, by William J. Reese
(Yale University Press, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, Conn.,
06520-9040; 326 pp., $35 cloth). The story of the American high
school in the 19th century, and of the social changes and political
debates that shaped this institution.

Preschool Education in America: The Culture of Young Children
From the Colonial Era to the Present, by Barbara Beatty (Yale
University Press, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, Conn., 06520-9040; 252
pp., $35 cloth). A historical chronicle of the education policies
and programs developed for 3- to 5-year-olds, and of the efforts to
make preschool programs part of the public school system.

Education Policy

In Search of the Virtual Class: Education in an Information
Society, by John Tiffin & Lalita Rajasingham (Routledge, 29
West 35th St., New York, N.Y. 10001-2299; 204 pp., $17.95 paper). A
vision of what education and training could become if individuals
around the globe are taught with the technology of the information
society.

John Dewey: An Intellectual Portrait, by Sidney Hook with an
introduction by Richard Rorty (Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Dr.,
Amherst, N.Y. 14228-2197; 242 pp., $29.95). A timeless introduction
to the philosophy and visions of John Dewey, originally written by his
friend and student in 1939.

School Reform in the Information Age, by Howard D. Mehlinger
(Center for Excellence in Education, Indiana University, 201 North
Rose Ave., Bloomington, Ind. 47405-4006; 165 pp., $14.95 paper). An
analysis of how technology is altering schools and how the information
age is placing new demands on educators and students.

Health Issues

Marketing Social Change: Changing Behavior To Promote Health,
Social Development, and the Environment, by Alan R. Andreasen
(Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers, 350 Sansome St., San Francisco, Calif.
94104-1342; 348 pp., $29.95 cloth). A professor at Georgetown
University's school of business explains how marketing techniques and
concepts can be used to solve chronic social problems--from drug use to
unsafe sexual behavior.

Teenagers With ADD: A Parents' Guide, by Chris A. Zeigler
Dendy (Woodbine House, 6510 Bells Mill Rd., Bethesda, Md. 20817; 370
pp., $18.95 paper). Comprehensive information on all types of
attention-deficit disorders affecting this age group, including effects
on home and school life and interventions and treatments used to help
adolescents.

Inclusion

Developing Inclusive Schools, by Barbara Hoskins (Case
Research Committee, Smith Research Center, Room 103, 2805 E. 10th St.,
Bloomington, Ind., 221 pp., $29.95 paper). A guide for
administrators, teachers, and special-education staff members who want
to create an education system that can meet the needs of diverse
learners.

Lives in Balance: Youth, Poverty, and Education in Watts, by
Ann C. Diver-Stamnes (State University of New York Press, State
University Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12246; 172 pp., $16.95 paper).
Combining the voices of high school students in the Watts neighborhood
of Los Angeles with current research, the author tries to present a
realistic picture of living in poverty and of the factors that
perpetuate the cycle of poverty.

Majoring in High School: Survival Tips for Students, by Carol
Carter (The Noonday Press, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 19 Union
Square W., New York, N.Y. 10003; 221 pp., $10 paper). Friendly
advice for students, including how to make the most of their high
school years, find out more about who they are, manage their time, and
seek out mentors.

"Where Something Catches": Work, Love, and Identity in Youth,
by Victoria I. Mu¤oz (State University of New York Press,
State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12246; 282 pp., $18.95 paper).
An inquiry into young people's development of a sense of self through
the encouragement and love of significant adults.

Vol. 15, Issue 09

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